DGAO research award for aligner orthodontics

The German Society for Aligner Orthodontics (DGAO) regularly awards a prize of up to 15.000 euros for scientific research projects in the field of aligner orthodontics.

Research Award

The DGAO research award is now a fixture in the orthodontic research landscape. It has been awarded every two years at the scientific congress for aligner orthodontics since 2012 and has been presented to 11 research groups so far.

Unpublished scientific research projects in the field of aligner orthodontics are awarded.

After the award ceremony, the award winners publish the result of their research project in the form of a poster, specialist article or lecture.

Bis zum July 31, 2024 Individuals and research groups have the opportunity to apply for the 15.000 Euros to apply for the DGAO award.

Facts

prize money up to

15.000 €

Section. awards

6

so far prizewinners

11

Entered projects

57

Awards Committee & Awards Ceremony

The award committee or jury for the research award for aligner orthodontics consists of three external specialists who make their decisions to the best of their knowledge and belief. If none of the submitted research projects meet the usual scientific quality criteria, no award will be presented.

The winners of the research prize will be announced during the scientific congress of the DGAO.

144 DGAO Congress 2022

Statutes

The conditions of participation and rules for the German research award for aligner orthodontics can be found in the attached PDF.

Award winners

Influence of different attachment geometries on canine retraction using aligners - an in-vitro study
PD Dr. Manuel Nienkemper and PD Dr. Kathrin Becker MSc

1st place: Effects of bilateral distalization of maxillary molars using aligners on anchorage and movement units with different staging of the distalization section
Prof. Dr. Anna Konermann, Prof. Dr. Christoph Bourauel, Dentist Hannah Muders, Dr. Ludger Keilig, Dr. George Black

2nd place: Influence of Attachment Abrasion on the Force Transfer of Different Composite Materials and Attachment Sizes – A µCT and Three-Dimensional Finite Element Analysis
Prof. Dr. Christoph Bourauel, Dentist Agnes Jedig, Dr. medical dent. Mareike Niederwärenbrock, Dr. re. of course Dipl. Math. Ludger Keilig

3rd place: Changes in the oral microbiome and immunogenicity of saliva during orthodontic treatment with aligners and multi-bracket therapy
dr Michael Nemec, Dr. Christian Behm, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Oleh Andrukhov and Univ. Prof. DDr. Erwin Jonke

1st place: Evaluation of biocompatible photoreactive monomers for 3D printing of orthodontic splints
Ass. Prof. Dr. Margit Pichelmayer, Ass.-Prof. dr Thomas Griesser, Dr. Heidi Griesser, Dr. Andreas Oesterreicher, Delara Hartmann, MSc, Thomas Rockenbauer

2nd place: Influence of different attachment geometries on the mechanical load exerted by PET-G aligners during derotation of lower canine
Prof. Dr. dr Bernd Lapatky, Dr. Fayez Elkholy

3rd place: External apical root resorption during orthodontic treatment with Invisalign® and multibracket therapy. A retrospective radiometric study
dr Michael Nemec, Dr. Catherine Better-Kizilyamac, Dr. Michael Bertl, DDr. Baerbel Reisenhofer, Univ. Prof. Dr. Josef Freudenthaler, Univ. Prof. DDr. Erwin Jonke

Biological reality of computer-planned tooth movements with aligners - a multi-center prospective study
Prof. Dr. Krey Karl Friedrich, Dr. Peter Schicker, Dr. Christian Schwahn, Dr. Philip Willful

Distalization with Invisalign - fiction or reality? A clinical, prospective and controlled study of effectiveness and adherence
BA Jung, Edmund Clemens Rose, and Kirstin Vach

Impact of Invisalign treatment of tertiary crowding using ASR on bone availability - a retrospective 3D CBCT study
Andreas Hellak, Nicole Schmidt, Michael Schauseil, Thomas Drechsler, Heike Maria Korbmacher-Steiner

Effectiveness of Invisalign - a clinical and biomechanical study
Mareike Simon, Christoph Bourauel, Ludger Keilig, and Jörg Schwarze